Tips & Features
Consider adding a hub-style blind to your deer hunting arsenal
While most rut-period hunters want to have the best view possible when they sit, the truth is that a hub-style blind is something that almost every whitetailer should have in the arsenal. This goes for
Deer with a handgun? It’s possible and even productive in some instances
Technology has not made handgun hunting any easier. The stakes are summed up nicely in Ohio’s 2023-24 deer harvest statistics. Less than 1% (526) of deer were shot with a handgun.
Getting within range
John Pollmann: A season of hits and misses for South Dakota roosters
Like most upland hunters, I’ve missed my fair share of birds over the years, but my current shooting streak is something I don’t think I’ve ever experienced before.
On my last two hunts, both
Steve Carney: An unexpected lighting system success for the duck boat
I finally found time to enhance my duck boat lighting system, but it was a real chore. I started with some UTV light bars, and it took me several hours to attach them with a
Minnesota’s Pro Tip of the Week: Do’s and Don’ts for Taxidermy Deer
First, take really great photos to provide a reference for colors and shapes for your taxidermist. Never cut the throat on a deer and avoid dragging it, to preserve the hair. Use a tarp or
Is it necessary to be there before daylight? Try this different approach during firearms deer season
For most of my deer hunting career, I made sure to get to my tree stand, ground blind, or cushion at my hunting location while under the cover of darkness during firearms season.
The
James Lindner: Trophy hunting for late open-water walleyes
Trophy walleyes – they’re a part of what keeps us ticking. The anticipation of that next big bite is a feeling rivaled by few others. Anyone who has targeted them knows just how special they
Better to sit or stand when on watch in the deer woods? Staying still is key
Since the eyes of a deer can take in a good bit of woodland landscape with their extra-long pupil, any movement, however slight, such as a hunter turning his head to one side, or swatting
Devising a duck decoy plan: When, where, how many?
Decoys are among the most valuable of waterfowl-hunting tools.
Unless you’re pass-shooting or jump-shooting, they’re essentials. But there’s more to just tossing them out haphazardly. Here are some important things to consider when using
